Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt (October 14, 1906 – December 4, 1975) was an influential German Jewish political theorist . She has often been described as a philosopher , although she refused that label on the grounds that philosophy is concerned with "man in the singular." She described herself instead as a political theorist because her work centers on the fact that "men, not Man, live on the earth and inhabit the world". Arendt's work deals with the nature of power , and the subjects of politics , authority , and totalitarianism .

Johanna " Hannah " Arendt ( / ˈ ɛər ə n t / or / ˈ ɑːr ə n t / ; ; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German -born political theorist . Though often described as a philosopher, she rejected that label on the grounds that philosophy is concerned with "man in the singular" and instead described herself as a political theorist because her work centers on the fact that "men, not Man, live on the earth and inhabit the world." An assimilated Jew , she escaped Europe during the Holocaust and became an American citizen. Her works deal with the nature of power , and the subjects of politics, direct democracy , authority , and totalitarianism . The Hannah Arendt Prize is named in her honor. "Arendt" entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Section 4 Kelsey Wood (Pulaski Technical College). The Human Condition . 2nd ed.

German-American Jewish philosopher and political theorist Johanna "Hannah" Cohn Arendt ( / ˈ ɛər ə n t , ˈ ɑːr -/ , also US : / ə ˈ r ɛ n t / , ; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975), also known as Hannah Arendt Bluecher , was a German-American philosopher and political theorist . Her many books and articles on topics ranging from totalitarianism to epistemology have had a lasting influence on political theory. Arendt is widely considered one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century. Arendt was born in Hanover , Germany but mostly raised in Königsberg in a secular merchant Jewish culture by parents who were politically progressive, being supporters of the Social Democrats . Her father died when she was seven, so she was raised by her mother and grandfather. After completing her secondary education, she studied at the University of Marburg under Martin Heidegger , with whom she had a brief affair, and who had a lasting influence on her thinking. She obtained her doctorate in philosophy in 1929 at the University of Heidelberg with Karl Jaspers . Hannah Arendt married Günther Stern in 1929, but soon began to encounter increasing antisemitism in 1930s Nazi Germany . Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, and while researching antisemitic propaganda for the Zionist Federation of Germany in Berlin that year, Arendt was denounced and briefly imprisoned by the Gestapo . On release, she fled Germany, living in Czechoslovakia and Switzerland before settling in Paris. There she worked for Youth Aliyah , assisting young Jews to emigrate to Palestine . Divorcing Stern in 1937, she married Heinrich Blücher in 1940, but when Germany invaded France in 1940 she was detained by the French as an alien, despite having been stripped of her German citizenship in 1937. She escaped and made her way to the United States in 1941 via Portugal. She settled in New York, which remained her principal residence for the rest of her life. She became a writer and editor and worked for the Jewish Cultural Reconstruction , becoming an American citizen in 1950. With the publication of The Origins of Totalitarianism in 1951, her reputation as a thinker and writer was established and a series of seminal works followed. These included The Human Condition in 1958, as well as Eichmann in Jerusalem and On Revolution in 1963. She taught at many American universities, while declining tenure-track appointments. She died suddenly of a heart attack in 1975, at the age of 69, leaving her last work, The Life of the Mind , unfinished. Her works cover a broad range of topics, but she is best known for those dealing with the nature of power and evil , as well as politics, direct democracy , authority , and totalitarianism. In the popular mind she is best remembered for the controversy surrounding the trial of Adolf Eichmann , her attempt to explain how ordinary people become actors in totalitarian systems, which was considered by some an apologia , and for the phrase " the banality of evil ". She is commemorated by institutions and journals devoted to her thinking, the Hannah Arendt Prize for political thinking, and on stamps, street names and schools, amongst other things. Berkowitz 2012b . sfn error: no target: CITEREFBerkowitz2012b ( help ) Lefort 2002 . sfn error: no target: CITEREFLefort2002 ( help ) "Arendt" . The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Collins 2012 . sfn error: no target: CITEREFCollins2012 ( help )

German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975) "Arendt" redirects here. Hannah Arendt ( / ˈ ɛər ə n t , ˈ ɑːr -/ , US also / ə ˈ r ɛ n t / , ; born Johanna Arendt ; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German-born American historian and political philosopher . She was one of the most influential political theorists of the 20th century. Her works cover a broad range of topics, but she is best known for those dealing with the nature of power and evil , as well as politics, direct democracy , authority , and totalitarianism. In the popular mind she is best remembered for the controversy surrounding the trial of Adolf Eichmann , her attempt to explain how ordinary people become actors in totalitarian systems, which was considered by some an apologia , and for the phrase " the banality of evil ." She is commemorated by institutions and journals devoted to her thinking, the Hannah Arendt Prize for political thinking, and on stamps, street names and schools, amongst other things. Arendt was born to a Jewish family in Linden (now a district of Hanover ) in 1906. When she was three, her family moved to the East Prussian capital of Königsberg for her father's health care. Paul Arendt had contracted syphilis in his youth, but was thought to be in remission when Arendt was born. He died when she was seven. Arendt was raised in a politically progressive, secular family, her mother being an ardent Social Democrat . After completing secondary education in Berlin, Arendt studied at the University of Marburg under Martin Heidegger , with whom she had a four-year affair. She obtained her doctorate in philosophy at the University of Heidelberg in 1929. Her dissertation was entitled Love and Saint Augustine and her supervisor was the existentialist philosopher Karl Jaspers . Hannah Arendt married Günther Stern in 1929, but soon began to encounter increasing antisemitism in 1930s Nazi Germany . In 1933, the year Adolf Hitler came to power, Arendt was arrested and briefly imprisoned by the Gestapo for performing illegal research into antisemitism. On release, she fled Germany, living in Czechoslovakia and Switzerland before settling in Paris. There she worked for Youth Aliyah , assisting young Jews to emigrate to the British Mandate of Palestine . She was stripped of her German citizenship in 1937. Divorcing Stern that year, she then married Heinrich Blücher in 1940. When Germany invaded France that year she was detained by the French as an alien . She escaped and made her way to the United States in 1941 via Portugal. She settled in New York, which remained her principal residence for the rest of her life. She became a writer and editor and worked for the Jewish Cultural Reconstruction , becoming an American citizen in 1950. With the publication of The Origins of Totalitarianism in 1951, her reputation as a thinker and writer was established and a series of works followed. These included the books The Human Condition in 1958, as well as Eichmann in Jerusalem and On Revolution in 1963. She taught at many American universities, while declining tenure-track appointments. She died suddenly of a heart attack in 1975, at the age of 69, leaving her last work, The Life of the Mind , unfinished. Lovett 2018 . d'Entreves, Maurizio Passerin (2006), "Hannah Arendt" , Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Berkowitz 2012b . sfn error: no target: CITEREFBerkowitz2012b ( help ) Lefort 2002 . sfn error: no target: CITEREFLefort2002 ( help ) "Arendt" . The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy .

German American historian and philosopher (1906–1975) "Arendt" redirects here. Hannah Arendt (born Johanna Arendt ; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German and American historian and philosopher. She was one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century. Her works cover a broad range of topics, but she is best known for those dealing with the nature of wealth , power , fame , and evil , as well as politics, direct democracy , authority , tradition , and totalitarianism . She is also remembered for the controversy surrounding the trial of Adolf Eichmann , for her attempt to explain how ordinary people become actors in totalitarian systems, which was considered by some an apologia , and for the phrase " the banality of evil ." Her name appears in the names of journals, schools , scholarly prizes , humanitarian prizes , think-tanks, and streets; appears on stamps and monuments; and is attached to other cultural and institutional markers that commemorate her thought. Hannah Arendt was born to a Jewish family in Linden in 1906. Her father died when she was seven. Arendt was raised in a politically progressive, secular family, her mother being an ardent Social Democrat . After completing secondary education in Berlin, Arendt studied at the University of Marburg under Martin Heidegger , with whom she engaged in a romantic affair that began while she was his student. She obtained her doctorate in philosophy at the University of Heidelberg in 1929. Her dissertation was entitled Love and Saint Augustine , and her supervisor was the existentialist philosopher Karl Jaspers . In 1933, Arendt was briefly imprisoned by the Gestapo for performing illegal research into antisemitism . On release, she fled Germany, settling in Paris. There she worked for Youth Aliyah , assisting young Jews to emigrate to the British Mandate of Palestine . When Germany invaded France she was detained as an alien . She escaped and made her way to the United States in 1941. She became a writer and editor and worked for the Jewish Cultural Reconstruction , becoming an American citizen in 1950. With the publication of The Origins of Totalitarianism in 1951, her reputation as a thinker and writer was established, and a series of works followed. These included the books The Human Condition in 1958, as well as Eichmann in Jerusalem and On Revolution in 1963. She taught at many American universities while declining tenure-track appointments. She died suddenly of a heart attack in 1975, leaving her last work, The Life of the Mind , unfinished. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).